Here’s an unlikely source of pain relief – emu oil.

The Emu is the national bird of Australia. It is the second largest bird on earth – right after the Ostrich. Emus were vital to the Aboriginal culture as a source of both food and medicine. Centuries of tradition proved that emu oil was useful for softening skin, for reducing pain and swelling caused by arthritis and for healing of wounds, burns and insect bites.(1)